Flashcards
HSE204 - Study Area 2, Topic 2 : Senses influencing performance and learning
Cards in this deck (11)
- 1Role of Touch in Motor Control1. Influences movement accuracy;
2. Movement consistency;
3. Movement force;
4. Movement distance - 2Muscle SpindlesDetect changes in muscle length
- 3Golgi Tendon OrgansLocated in MTJ;
Detect tension or force - 4Joint ReceptorsDetect changes in force and joint rotation
- 5Visual DominanceThe reliance on vision in performance
- 6Focal / Central VisionPerformed by cones and fovea;
Range of 2-5 deg;
Focus on objects in centre of field of vision;
Less effective in dark;
requires conscious processing. - 7Ambient / Peripheral VisionPerformed by rods;
Range of 200x160deg field of vision;
More effective in low light;
Mostly sub-conscious - 8CorneaClear surface
- 9PupilOpening letting light through
- 10LensFocuses light on the retina
- 11Role of Vision in Catching or HittingDetects time-to-contact;
Image on retina becomes larger as object gets closer